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MUSLIM parents who object to their kids taking same-sex issues classes may not have a choice under Ontario's human rights code. The Toronto District School Board refused to grant Muslim students exemption from classes teaching same-sex issues because the class is based in the Ontario Human Rights Code, said Patricia Hayes, a human rights officer with the board. "It's human rights education," Hayes said. "We can't exempt anyone from human rights education." She said the board is "legally bound" to protect the rights of kids with parents in a same-sex relationship. Education Minister Gerard Kennedy said public schools exist to...